Dartmouth museum gets $10 million gift

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — An anonymous donor is giving Dartmouth College $10 million toward a major expansion and renovation of its art museum.

The money will be used to create a Museum Learning Center at the Hood Museum of Art that will triple the number of object-study classrooms. The gift brings the total amount committed to the renovation project to $28 million. Once the $50 million goal is reached, the project will significantly increase the museum's gallery and teaching spaces and will feature a prominent new entrance.

The project is part of Dartmouth's efforts to establish an "Arts and Innovation District" on campus. The expanded museum is expected to open to the public in the fall of 2018.